Michael and Lindsay Tusk first opened the French-style wine bar in January as a casual companion to three-Michelin-starred Quince and their Italian restaurant Cotogna ; the wine bar was barely open a year before the pandemic forced its closure. In the interim, the space survived as a de facto grocery store — remember those days?
After the renovation and reopening of Quince in November , the owners began to consider revisiting the wine bar idea. One of the more noticeable things visitors will see is the addition of cocktails to the menu, courtesy of Thad Vogler of Bar Agricole.
Vogler has recently worked with the team on the cocktail offerings at Quince and Cotogna, and the Tusks consulted with him on how to bring in cocktails for a bar most famously known for its wines.
Together, they developed a program that still allows the wines to remain the focus. The selections will read as very contemporary bistro fare, Tusk says, with items such as a Boursin omelet or pertrale sole for two. For the space itself, there will be plenty that previous customers will remember. The ceramic tile floor has since been replaced with warm wood, and the secondary bar has transformed from shop into a rentable private dining room or overflow space , but other design features remain.
One new, bold element in the side room is the vintage metal chandelier made of tangent circles designed by a woman designer in the s, giving the room its circular theme.
